The pinnacle of magic

Now that he had told the magician, Shi Rui planned to rescue Veronica immediately after returning.After all, the so-called "handle" in the mouth of the magician may not really be able to force Warren to submit, but Shi Rui has absolute confidence in his own skills.

But before he started his action, Warren sent someone to deliver an unexpected "gift".The once invincible Wild Rose was wrapped in a thick blanket. Although the wounds on her body had undergone simple treatment so as not to bleed, her mental state was somewhat abnormal.

The magician and Shi Rui sent Veronica to a private hospital outside the city.After examination, doctors determined that in addition to severe trauma and burns, she had also been injected with a large amount of LSD.But even the doctor marveled at the willpower of the Nemesis.In just two days, she woke up from a deep coma that could cause dementia or paralysis.

One evening a week later, Shi Rui met his former colleague who was able to walk on the ground.Veronica's long hair was nearly all burned off, and she had just had a skin graft on the back of her head.At the same time, she also paid for her revenge with an eye.To Shi Rui's surprise, the girl's expression was very relaxed.She confessed to Shi Rui that her sister was the girl who survived back then, and she was indeed the one who took the business card from the pocket of the magician's coat.Although her sister has not been able to return to normal since then, after a long period of questioning, she still roughly asked about the situation back then.

"All I know is that the man has a red lion tattoo on his chest. My sister always screams that the red demon is back. So, I had to search in that circle one by one to spread my legs for those beasts in clothes."

Veronica didn't have much emotional ups and downs when she said this.She told Shi Rui that she had already found someone worthy of entrustment for her sister before she made up her mind to come to revenge.

"Although I failed to kill that bastard, I am satisfied. I will live for myself in the next days. I will not go back and watch my sister get into trouble for her."

Although the girl said so, Shi Rui could feel that what she was more afraid of was that her sister would feel guilty because of seeing her now.In any case, this is a woman with an iron will, and Shi Rui doesn't think that she will be devastated because of a physical injury.He expressed the magician's apology to her sister to Veronica, and left a sum of money for her as living expenses after recovery.

That was the last time Shi Rui saw this proud wild rose.He will never forget the conversation with Veronica at the door of the ward.

"Do you regret it?"

"No. I'd do anything for her. That's my older sister, the one who was used to leaving me the good portion. Although we were sent to different orphanages after our parents passed away, the blood will always remain the same. We are bound together. I only regret not finding her sooner and letting those brutes put her down like that! You'll understand how I feel if you have blood brothers and sisters too."

"Yes. I was willing to do anything for her." Shi Rui replied.

Shi Rui stared at the TV in a daze after returning home, until the magician who took the night flight back to this city opened the door and dispelled the haze in his heart.He stood up, made a bowl of hot noodles for his lover, and was dragged by the magician to share the eggs and ribs in the noodles.

The next day was Eric's tryout day.Although the magician only verbally promised to go if he was free, he had already pushed off all the schedules for this morning.So when he saw the magician and Shi Rui with a pair of sunglasses appearing on the sidelines of the racetrack, the boy immediately showed an unconcealable look of surprise and rushed towards the stands.

Since it is not a professional-level competition, the competition period is very early.Most of the people who came to watch were the family and friends of the drivers, and most of the stands were still empty.Eric excitedly led them in one direction.Shi Rui saw the big red banner in front of Eric cheering for him at first glance.Because it was held by four burly men dressed as bodyguards, it was difficult for the banner to remain unobtrusive.

"That's Niels' trick." Eric shrugged, "He was supposed to join me in the competition. It's a pity that his hands aren't all right yet."

Shi Rui knew that the boy was referring to his friend Niels.Soprano.If he hadn't heard about Niels' family background at the police station last time, he would never have imagined that Eric would become close friends with the heir of the city's underworld family.In fact, Eric didn't know that his friend was a member of the Soprano family until Niels was injured.Since then, he often made fun of his friends going out.Niels didn't care about his ridicule at all, and even showed his yearning for Eric's "free life".Shi Rui felt that, to a certain extent, it was Eric's insensitivity to his friend's family background that made their friendship stronger.

The young heir to the Sopranos still has a plaster cast on his right hand, an injury he sustained during a previous gang fight.Seeing Eric walking in this direction, he immediately swung his uninjured arm vigorously. "Hi! Eric!" he yelled.

"This is Niels. This is my brother and his fiance." Eric's introduction drew a surprised expression from Niels.

"You, you..." Nils pointed at Shi Rui and was speechless.

As if satisfied with the effect of his deliberate concealment, Eric burst out laughing. "Yes, you heard that right. You can't recognize the girl of your dreams just by changing clothes?"

"I just praised your brother's fiancée is beautiful while watching TV!" Niels retorted loudly, and then coughed awkwardly, "Nice to meet you, Mr. White and..."

"You can call me Rui."

"Call me Clifford!"

Eric couldn't help laughing again.He bumped his friend's arm with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Huai, what, sir, do you want to be so prudish, hahahaha..."

Eric stayed in the stands for a while and then left, but the magician had a good chat with Niels after sitting down.Both of them were deeply interested in the other side of Eric that they didn't know. In the half hour before the start of the game, they almost exchanged all kinds of information about the boy from his birth to the present.

Shi Rui noticed that there were several people sitting around who were not very skilled, and Nils explained in a low voice that they were all his bodyguards.Ever since he accidentally injured his hand in a group fight, his family has almost dispatched a "group army" every time he travels.

The game finally started on time.I don't know if it's because of Eric's extraordinary talent, or because the coach hired by the magician is really well-trained. The boy has always been in the first echelon from the beginning, and after [-] laps, he outshone all his opponents.

Nils leaned almost over the railing, shouting Eric's name at the top of his lungs every time he passed.The proud expression on the magician's face made Shi Rui's lips curl up.

At the fifth lap of No.20, Shi Rui suddenly felt a sense of danger.He quickly protected the magician in front of him, and then found that there was also a tall and thin man with gray hair among the plainclothes bodyguards, blocking Niels' shooting angle.The two of them made eye contact, at the same time confirming that their feelings were not groundless.

Just now, someone was indeed aiming a gun in this direction!

Shi Rui scanned the crowd behind him calmly, not sure who it was just now.After a while, the gray-haired man shook his head, indicating that the other party should have given up.This little episode made Shi Rui focus most of his attention on the vigilance of the surrounding crowd.But until the end of the game, he did not feel the second danger.

Is it just a coincidence?

Is the opponent's target the heir of the Soprano family or the magician?

He frowned thoughtfully.

"sharp?"

Shi Rui came back to his senses, and met the magician's slightly worried face. "Sorry, I've lost my mind. Clifford, what did you say?"

Eric was standing on the podium and spraying champagne, while Niels jumped from the stands in disregard of the rules of the game, causing his bodyguards to panic.

The magician waved to Eric who was looking in this direction, then licked his lips and said, "I just said, um... the schedule for performing in China has been arranged."

The magician's tone was vaguely uneasy, Shi Rui thought for a while and suddenly understood. "Yeah." He smiled and nodded.

"So are you going to... go home, after the show?" the magician asked cautiously.

"Yeah." Shi Rui nodded again, and couldn't help laughing: "Clifford, don't you think I'm going to stay in China forever?"

The magician said in a daze: "You, don't you plan to go back after graduation? Although it has been delayed for several months now..."

"No, I've changed my mind." Shi Rui smiled and looked at his lover, "Sorry, I didn't tell you earlier. After the performance, I have to settle some personal matters before going home. Back to our home. "

"Rui..." The magician stared blankly at Shi Rui.

"Besides, if I'm not here, you will definitely mess up the garden." Shi Rui held his lover's hand.

It turned out that this man wasn't even sure how long he would stay in the city, but he still paid a lot of money to buy that house?

Shi Rui suddenly felt that his lover was sometimes so cute that it made people feel distressed.

want to hug.

hug tightly.

Embrace this fiery soul tightly.

Shi Rui opened his arms.Under the scorching sun, he and his figure overlapped.